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Who is Spagna
1986 – Spagna debuted with her single ‘Easy Lady’, that reached the top of the European Charts in just a few weeks. She became an international star and was awarded the Silver Telegatto prize as Revelation of the Year.
1987 – This was the year of Spagna’s definitive affirmation on the European music scene. Her second single, ‘Call Me’, went straight to the top of the Eurochart and remained there for 12 weeks. This was a first for an Italian singer, with Spagna outselling no less than Madonna and Michael Jackson. During the year, her first album ‘Dedicated to the Moon’ was also released, including the second single ‘Dance, Dance, Dance’.
1988 – Spagna continued in the dance style on her next album ‘You Are My Energy’, dedicated to her father Teodoro. The album contained hit singles such as ‘Every Girl and Boy’, ‘I Wanna Be Your Wife’ and ‘Let Me’, as well as the atmospheric ‘March 10, 1959’, which Spagna sang for the Dalai Lama in 1996.
1990 – Spagna went to the United States, where she worked with well-known musicians such as Diane Warren (songwriter for Michael Bolton), Rhett Lawrence and Stephen Bray. This experience gave her a further opportunity to grow professionally, as is clearly demonstrated by the album ‘No Way Out’. It was released in 1991 and went gold after just a few weeks.
1993 – Spagna’s fourth album ‘Matter of Time’ was released. The hit singles included ‘Why Me’ and ‘I Always Dream about You’. In the same year, Spagna published her first greatest hits ‘Spagna & Spagna’ with her best songs. She also wrote songs for famous singers like Whigfield (‘Saturday night’).
1994 – Walt Disney Records invited Spagna to sing the Italian version of ‘Circle of Life’, composed by Elton John and Tim Rice for the soundtrack of the animated film ‘The Lion King’. This was Spagna’s first recording in Italian, a debut that was quickly rewarded with a platinum single.
1995 – On the wave of the success of the Disney song, Spagna decided to debut at the Festival of San Remo with a song she had written in Italian: the moving love song ‘Gente come noi’. Spagna’s performance earned her the third prize. She then released ‘Siamo in due’, her first album in Italian. It went triple platinum and became the absolute top seller for a female vocalist. Spagna became the star of the year in Italian music. The album contained hit singles such as ‘Come il cielo’, ‘Davanti agli occhi miei’ and ‘Siamo in due’.
1996 – This was another important year for the new Ivana Spagna, once again coinciding with her participation in the Festival of San Remo with ‘E io penso a te’. The exciting album ‘Lupi Solitari’ was released and became a huge success. ‘Lupi Solitari’ was a clear leap in her professional growth. It represented an important artistic phase for Ivana Spagna, who also wrote the music and lyrics and was the artistic and executive producer. With this album she won the Telegatto as Best Female Artist of the year. Spagna released also the English version of the songs ‘Lupi solitari’ (‘Solitary Angels’), ‘Colpa del sole’ (‘The heat of the sun’) and ‘Ti amo’ (‘I love you’).
1997 – Spagna released a new album called ‘Indivisibili’, which included the singles ‘Dov’eri’ and the title track ‘Indivisibili’. In the same year she released two best of-albums: ‘Best of the best’ with only English songs and ‘Ballads’ with English and Italian songs.
1998 – Spagna wrote five new songs that completed a collection of her big hits in Italian. The album was released in conjunction with her third appearance at San Remo, where she was among the protagonists with ‘E che mai sarà’, the album’s title track. It was a triumphant year for Spagna, who was awarded the Telegatto D’oro prize as the Best Female Artist of the year.
2000 – For the fourth time, Ivana Spagna presented her new work at the Festival of San Remo, with the epic and melodic ‘Con il tuo nome’. At the same time, record stores began selling her brand new album ‘Domani’, full of Latin rhythms and dance tunes. The second single of the album, ‘Mi amor’, was a radio staple throughout the summer of 2000. ‘Domani’ clearly defined her artistic maturity and originality.
2001 – Ivana Spagna began a new and wonderful adventure, releasing an album of songs that evoke sweet memories, a selection of timeless pop classics. ‘La nostra canzone’, the result of a project by Sony Music Italy, was quickly scaling the heights of the charts. Preceded by the release of the single ‘Quella carezza della sera’, the album was a huge radio and television success.
2002 – Spagna changed record company and returned to sing in English with the single ‘Never say you love me’. The album ‘Woman’ contained songs in English, Spanish and French. In the same year she published her first book for children, ‘Briciola – The story of a stray’.
2003 – The single ‘Never say you love me’ was translated in Spanish and became ‘No digas te quiero’. This single became the hit of the summer in Spain. Spagna was also the guest star in a show in Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) during the Wind Surf World Championship. She was awarded with the international first prize Premio Letterario Ostia-Roma for her book ‘Briciola’ in the section literature for children.
2004 – ‘Woman’ was released in Spain, as well as the new single ‘Dopotutto ti amo’ from the album ‘L’arte di arrangiarsi’. This album contains old Spagna songs with new arrangements and a duet with I Nomadi, the most popular group in Italy.
2006 – Spagna’s released a new record titled ‘Diario di Bordo’. She also presented her song ‘Noi non possiamo cambiare’ at the Festival di San Remo.
